Jiāng Wénbīn first drove the aunties home one by one, and finally drove Gāo Wán back.
As soon as he got home, his parents were eagerly waiting to ask him about the situation.
"How was it? Was the matchmaker your uncle introduced this time good? He said the girl's family is rich, she's beautiful, and she has a good personality."
"Does she even like you?"
"Do you have a photo? Let Mom see!"
The couple pressed Gāo Wán onto the sofa, one on each side, asking with earnest concern.
"Dad, why are you here too? Aren't you working the night shift at the factory today?"
Gāo Wán scratched his head with a bitter, helpless expression.
That blind date… it couldn't be said that she was unlike what his uncle described, only that she was completely unrelated!
Gāo Wán's father usually worked as a security guard at a nearby factory, working the night shift for half a month each month, so he was usually not home. Today was clearly a workday, yet he had specially waited at home for his blind date results.
Talk about pressure!
Is it too late to quit this game now? Mom and Dad, why don't you just give up on this quest? What's the reward that makes you work so hard to complete it.
Yielding to his parents' pressure, Gāo Wán could only nod and pull out Xú Líwēi's photo.
"Not bad, not bad. Uncle didn't lie this time. It's just that her conditions are too good, and she'd never possibly like me!"
Gāo Wán thought about it. He had to give his parents a relatively successful blind date result after a few years, otherwise, he'd be kicked out of the house!
But Xú Líwēi wasn't the real blind date. She wouldn't marry him, so it could only be said that she didn't like him.
Seeing Xú Líwēi's photo, his parents' eyes widened instantly. No, where did Jiāng Wénbīn get this kind of connection from?
The previous few times, he had introduced him to those weird and eccentric candidates. This time, Gāo Wán's parents hadn't held out much hope. They just hoped he could settle down somehow!
After all, if their son didn't get married and start a career, the continuous gossip in the village would make him a guardian of the village. He'd almost become that already. It was better to get married first, at least in the eyes of the villagers, he'd be a normal person with a family.
His parents, who had never left Gaotai Village, had such simple thinking.
But looking at the photo in front of them, Gāo Wán's parents fell silent. It wasn't the girl's fault for not liking their son. If she *did* like him, they would think she was blind!
After seeing the photo, for the first time ever, his parents didn't ask about his performance on the blind date. They just patted Gāo Wán's back and comforted him.
"Your uncle really didn't have a clue this time. How could he introduce this kind of girl for you to date?"
What else was there to ask? Looking at the girl in the photo, as long as Gāo Wán was sane, he wouldn't have pulled those bizarre stunts during previous blind dates. He would have definitely behaved himself.
If he hadn't, they would have started to suspect if their son liked women at all.
So, if it didn't work out this time, they really couldn't blame Gāo Wán. It wasn't that he didn't try, but that their son wasn't cut out for it!
They blamed themselves for not giving their son a family background to be proud of, and for not making him handsomer.
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Gāo Wán was thrown into doubt by his parents' reasonable words.
Wait, Mom and Dad, am I your biological son? You didn't say he had no clue when my uncle introduced me to a vegetative state patient. Now that he's introduced someone good, it's considered clueless?
So, you're saying your son isn't worthy?
Fortunately, the blind date mission wasn't a failure, but it wasn't a success either.
[Ding! Life Mission "Blind Date" has been interfered with by Hidden Mission "By Mistake", mission objective has been converted.]
[New Mission: The Vastly Different Fated Marriage has been generated. Please check mission details yourself.]
[The Vastly Different Fated Marriage, Stage One is complete. Mission rewards obtained: Parents' Approval, Romance Fund: ¥10,000.]
Gāo Wán's eyes flickered with mission prompts, and at the same time, his phone rang.
Gāo Wán picked up his phone and answered the call.
Xú Líwēi's sweet voice came from the other end.
"Thank you for the clothes you bought me today. I forgot to give you the gift I brought from Modu earlier. Can you tell me your address? I'll mail it to you."
Hearing this voice, Gāo Wán's parents exchanged a look and stared intently at Gāo Wán, who was on the phone.
"No need, I..."
As soon as he started speaking, Mom Gāo covered his mouth and snatched the phone away.
"Hello, dear! The address, right? Our home is at No. 45, Group 2, Gaotai Village. Come visit us when you have time!"
"Our persimmons are ripe now, they're so sweet. Come and try them, they're all natural and pollution-free. They're what you young people call... that... organic fruit, yes, organic."?
Gāo Wán looked at his empty hands, then looked at his mother speechlessly. Hey, don't slip up for me!
No, don't both of you slip up for me!
Gāo Wán's heart rate instantly reached 180. He quickly snatched his phone back, said a couple of words, and hung up in a hurry.
At this moment, his parents were looking at him with strange smiles.
"You brat, still trying to hide it from us, eh?"
"Looks like the girl has a good impression of you!"
"And you said she didn't like you?"
"You're quite something, trying to hide it even from your parents!"
"Alright, don't feel pressured. It's good that you've started dating. Mom and Dad won't rush you. Dad will transfer ¥10,000 to you. You can pick out a gift for the girl or something."
Gāo Wán's father patted his shoulder and walked into the room in a great mood.
"Hey, Dad, it's not what you think."
"Mom!"
Gāo Wán tried to explain something, but his parents, who had already made up their minds, got up and left, one into the room, the other into the kitchen, completely ignoring him.
"Ding! Your WeChat account has received ¥10,000!"
Soon after, Gāo Wán saw the notification pop up on his phone.
Holy cow! The mission reward is real!
But it wasn't like he imagined, appearing out of thin air like a game reward. It was transferred to him by his dad.
The source was legitimate, the method was reasonable.
Damn it, this is clearly my family's money, how can it be called a reward?
Gāo Wán was very dissatisfied with this.
But with things as they were, he could only sigh and walk into his room, collapsing onto the bed.
He was quite tired after a day of toiling outside, especially being squeezed in the back seat with the aunties. It was a rigorous test for both body and mind.
[Ding! After a day of training, you have gained Physique +1, Agility +1, Strength +1!]
As soon as he lay on the bed, a game notification summarizing the day's activities popped up, giving him some bonus attribute points.
Gāo Wán, who was originally exhausted, instantly felt fully revitalized and full of energy.
Forget this damn blind date. I downloaded a bunch of cheats/hacks. I'm going to be rich!
As long as I keep training diligently, my attribute points will keep increasing. Then, what do I have to fear about not having money? Not having a wife?
Money, come to me from all directions!
I will become the richest man in Gaotai Village!
Gāo Wán jumped up. Compared to strength and physique, he felt he was lacking in intelligence and knowledge.
In this era, you need a good brain to succeed.
After a moment of thought, Gāo Wán immediately picked up a thick book from his bedside table.
He had graduated with an engineering degree, and in order to invent things and make videos, he had picked up some professional books that he hadn't fully understood during his studies. The book on his bedside was a mechanical engineering textbook.